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An illustrated experiment. Posts and accounts are fictional; figures are sourced.
That was one person’s estimated net worth.
If all U.S. family wealth were $100…
CBO estimates for 2022. Shares are rounded. “Next 9%” is the difference between the top 10% share (60%) and top 1% share (27%). These are shares of total family wealth, not shares of income.
The median family’s $215,900 is 0.02159 pixels—too small to see. $1 billion is 100 pixels.
About 3.9 million median family net worths. One is a family survey midpoint; the other is an individual estimate from a different date.
Net worth is assets minus debts. Wealth can be held in company shares and other assets; it is not necessarily money available to spend.
CBO wealth distribution ↗ Federal Reserve survey ↗